LUCKNOW, Aug. 14 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) is set to upgrade the city's Green Corridor project, aiming to connect Baikunth Dham (located close to Ballu adda) to Pipra Ghat and further towards Kisan Path, at an estimated cost of Rs.1,002 crore. LDA vice-chairman Prathamesh Kumar on Wednesday confirmed that the project's DPR was being prepared and further aspects were being observed.

Officials said the proposed upgrade would be executed in two separate stretches. The first is a 2.65-km four-lane elevated road from Baikunth Dham to the cricket stadium near La Martiniere, on the right bank of the Gomti River, with an estimated cost of around Rs.572 crore. "We are re-examining the design of this stretch to ensure efficiency a...